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J. H. LASKEYQ WALL SAFE FOR CARS.

No. 264,172. Patented Sept. 12, 1882.

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' Um'rsp STATES PATENT Orrtcs.

JOHN H. LASKEY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ISAACF. DOBSON, OF SAME PLACE.

WALL-SAFE FOR CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,172, datedSeptember 12, 1582. Application filed December '7, 1881. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN H. LAsKEY,a citizenof the United States, residing at Boston, Massachusetts, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in IVall-Sat'es for Railway-Oars;and I do hereby declare that the same are fully described in thefollowing specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

The object of this invention is to furnish absolute security for thevaluables of travelers by rail by means of a'fire-proof and burglarproofwallsafe or receptacle for such valuables, which receptacle, undercontrol of the individual passenger, is secured by flanges and bolts tothe timbers of the car-side, between which it is retained permanently,or until the car is totally wrecked or burned up, in which contingenciesthe property deposited therein will be kept intact and safe.

The invention consists in the peculiarities of construction and themeans of securing said receptacles permanently in position.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view ofa safe, open anddetached, embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the sameclosed and in position between the timhers, as in building the car.Figs. 3 and 4 are vertical and horizontal sections, and Fig. 5

3 illustrates a simpler form of flanges.

A represents the body or outer shell of the safe, made of steel or otherintractable metal, and B B are flanges formed thereon, projectingoutwardly, so as to bear against or partially embrace the vertical studs0 of the carframe, between which it is placed when the car is built.Horizontal timbers D increase the stability of the frame. The studs maybe chamfered, as shown, to bring the flanges 4 flush with theirsurfaces, so as not to interfere with the external or internal finishot' the car. Bolts E, through the flanges B, secure the safe to thestuds without penetrating the receptacle itself.

The door F is hung to the bodyA by a concealed hinge, not liable towillful or accidental injury, and a lock of approved construction isprovided, the key of which is placed in the hands of the passengerentitled thereto, or

the combination necessary to open it ismade known to him.

Shelves H may be provided, with hinges permitting them to be turned upvertically to admit any larger article than a single shelf wouldreceive, and stops atthe side to support them when dropped to ahorizontal position, as indicated in Fig. 3.

The fireproof quality of these receptacles depends upon a filling orlining of the shell, A, and door F with incombustible material, such asasbestus or its compounds. In the drawings a filling, G, is representedbetween the inner and outer walls; but it is obvious that the walls maybe solid and the lining constitute the entire interior surface of theshell and the door. The material known as magneso-calcite is welladapted for such linings, being fire-proof and susceptible of forminginto sheets.

I am aware that removable safes and wallpockets not flanged, atfordingno security against fireand theft, have been provided in cars, and thatvaults and other permanent fire and burglar proof safes have been builtinto the walls of buildings. I disclaim both these 7 devices, sinceneither afl'ords any security for the valuables carried byrailway-travelers in the event of train-robbery or tire, my sole objectbeing to give such security in this respect to travelers as has longbeen enjoyed at home. Itis for this reason thatI make these individualfire-proof safes and secure them permanently against removal from theirplaces in the walis of the car by bolting their flanges to the timbersthereof.

I claim as my invention A fire-proof and burglar-proof wall-safe forrailway cars, provided with projecting flanges adapted to engage withthe vertical timbers of the car-frame, substantially as and for the purcpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I hereto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

Jenn LASKEY.

WVitnesses I W. T. JOHNSON, W. A. BARTLETT.

